Scott Clem has narrated 110 audiobooks on Listento.it by 34 authors, with an average listener rating of 3.7★ across 32 ratings. The most-rated is The Book of Unknowing: From Enlightenment to Embodiment.
The Book of Unknowing: From Enlightenment to Embodiment
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The Book of Unknowing continues the leading-edge work begun in the The Book of Undoing and Awaken Now. Those books are about how to awaken, while this one is primarily about the post-awakening experience itself - how to "clear". Topics addressed include how to assess if you're awake or not, why you may need a teacher, how to deal with various experiences in post-awakening, experiments and inquiries, and dozens more. The Book of Unknowing contains 33 articles that have previously appeared on AwakeningClarityNow.com or other websites, which have been freshly edited, and are introduced by John Ames, the editor of AwakeningClarityNow.com and several of Fred's books.
©2014, 2015 Fred Davis (P)2016 Fred Davis
The Kingdom of Kush
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"The desert lands of Egypt will remain desert, however many millions of pounds are expended in Nile reservoirs. All that man can do is to extend somewhat the narrow strip of green running along the banks of the Nile." (Sir Benjamin Baker, Royal Institution, June 6, 1902) During the several centuries that ancient Egypt stood as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, civilizations of the ancient world, conflicts with its neighbors often played a central role in hieroglyphic texts and art from temples and tombs. The three primary enemies of the Egyptians were the Libyans who occupied the Western Desert and its oases, the so-called Asiatics who lived in the Levant, and finally the Nubians to Egypt's south. Among the three peoples, the Nubians were the most "Egyptianized" and at times were integral to the development of Egyptian history. Truly, the Nubians were the greatest of all sub-Saharan peoples in pre-modern times and deserve to be studied in their own right, apart from ancient Egyptian history. Unfortunately, it is often difficult for scholars to separate aspects of ancient Nubian culture that were truly unique and "Nubian" from those elements that were Egyptian, as the Nubians borrowed heavily in terms of culture from their northern neighbor. One historian noted, "As expected, strong Nubian features and dark coloring are seen in their sculpture and relief work. This dynasty ranks as among the greatest, whose fame far outlived its actual tenure on the throne. Especially interesting, it was a member of this dynasty that decreed that no Nehsy (riverine Nubian of the principality of Kush), except such as came for trade or diplomatic reasons, should pass by the Egyptian fortress and cops at the southern end of the Second Nile Cataract. Why would this royal family of Nubian ancestry ban other Nubians from coming into Egyptian territory? Because the Egyptian rulers of Nubian ancestry had become Egyptians culturally; as pharaohs, they exhibited typical Egyptian attitudes and adopted typical Egyptian policies." Robert S. Bianchi went even further: "It is an extremely difficult task to attempt to describe the Nubians during the course of Egypt's New Kingdom, because their presence appears to have virtually evaporated from the archaeological record. The result has been described as a wholesale Nubian assimilation into Egyptian society." An in-depth examination of the ancient Nubians reveals that although the Nubians were closely related culturally in many ways to the Egyptians, they produced a culture that had many of its own unique attributes and was far more advanced than any other culture in sub-Saharan Africa. The Kingdom of Kush: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Nubian Empire examines the amazing history and legacy of one of the most interesting places in the world.
©2017 Charles River Editors (P)2017 Charles River Editors
Kobe Bryant
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Learn the Incredible Story of Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant! In Kobe Bryant: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Shooting Guards, you'll read about the inspirational story of basketball's star, Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant has been the face of the Lakers dynasty for the past two decades and for good reason. Few players have commanded a basketball court as much as Kobe in historical performances such as his notable 81-point performance in just under 42 minutes of playing time in 2006 against the Toronto Raptors. Whenever Kobe Bryant decides to retire, he is not going to do so on his own terms as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Few players can parallel with Kobe Bryant in terms of competitive fire and will to win. His polarizing figure defines him and makes even those who do not like him at the very least respect him. Read on to learn about the days of when Kobe played alongside Shaquille O'Neal, Robert Horry, Metta World Peace, Derek Fisher, and Pau Gasol in some of the greatest times of Los Angeles Lakers' basketball history. Here is a preview of what is inside this book: Early Life and Childhood High School Years Kobe Personal Life Kobe's Impact on Basketball and Beyond The Black Mamba's Legacy
©2014 Clayton Geoffreys (P)2014 Clayton Geoffreys
Trading Habits
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Thirty nine rules that will make you a stock market success. Learn trading rules from some of the most successful traders, like Richard Weissman, Dean Karrys, and Paul Tudor Jones that will give you an edge in the markets. Benefit from someone with more than 20 years' experience. Steve has done the research so you don't have to. Each of these trading rules is a game changer, whether you are just starting out, or you need a refresher. Just building your system? These proven trading habits will help you develop a system that is hard to beat. Just add your determination and a will to succeed, and you'll be well on your way to trading like a pro. Not getting the returns that you would like? Get inspired by these 39 stock market rules, and perfect a trading system that will make you profitable for years to come. This book: Provides solid, tested rules Is easy to understand and follow Gives you an edge over your competitors Don't run the risk of ruin by ignoring these stock market habits. Learn to build your own habits and trade with discipline, and you will save yourself years lost time, profits, and sanity.
©2015 Steve Burns and Holly Burns (P)2016 Steve Burns and Holly Burns
Eridu
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"After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridu." - Excerpt from the opening paragraph of the Sumerian King List Emerging from the desert flats of southern Iraq can be seen the remains of a large mound, approximately 1750 feet x 1750 feet in size, surrounded by several smaller mounds. Known today as Tell Abu Shahrain, or in the ancient world as Eridu, this site contains some of best examples of the Ubaid culture, and it was one of the first urban centers of civilization in southern Mesopotamia, if not the first itself. Many famous stories came from the mythical landscapes of Iraq's deep south. In the literature of ancient Sumer, Eridu was regarded as the primordial city, the first urban center, believed to have existed long before the great mythical flood that wiped out human culture in the Book of Genesis and other earlier traditions. It was to places like this that Western explorers first came in the 19th century, searching for the origins of the lands which the Bible described as the cradle of the human race. In doing so, they discovered that Eridu was also a real place. The astonishing site is located about eight miles southwest of the Sumerian city of Ur, and when it was first excavated in the mid-19th century, Western archaeologists were confused as to how a city as large as this could have existed in such a vast and waterless desert. But Eridu is positioned on the edge of the great alluvial plain of Sumer, a wild and beautiful marshland where the Tigris and the Euphrates meet. This was the Biblical "Garden of Eden", an ancient landscape that was renowned for its fertility in the past.
©2016 Charles River Editors (P)2017 Charles River Editors
Options 101
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Learn to avoid pitfalls and become a profitable options trader. Benefit from someone with more than 20 years' experience. Steve has done the research so you don't have to. Many people think that options are too dangerous, but Steve effortlessly guides you through the principles of safe and successful options trading. These principles will help you build a strong trading foundation and keep you from succumbing to stressful situations that will cost you money. Don't over-leverage yourself, cause yourself unnecessary stress, and risk your capital. In this book you will learn: Option basics Stock options as trading tools How to increase your options How stock options are priced The Greeks Common mistakes option traders make Risk management with stock options The truth about weekly options This is how I roll How not to use options Does selling option premium give you an edge?
©2016 Steve Burns and Holly Burns (P)2017 Steve Burns and Holly Burns
The Ultimate Price Action Trading Guide
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The Ultimate Price Action Trading Guide is the fastest way to learn how to capture moves in the financial markets. Understand the dynamics of price action trading and give yourself a significant trading advantage. Benefit from years of trading experience. Give yourself an advantage by learning from someone who has experience on a prop desk. Atanas will teach you what you need to know about different types of price action and and how to trade it. Not sure where to start? Are you unsure about what it means to trade price action? Maybe you don't understand how technical indicators work. This audiobook will give your trading clarity. Understand different types of candlesticks and price action patterns so you can reduce your risk and be consistently profitable. With easy-to-understand explanations of complex topics, this audiobook will demystify price action trading once and for all. "Atanas writes about the topics that most traders are interested in, price action and the tools to trade it systematically. His insight on technical indicators, how to identify and trade a trend, and how to visually see chart patterns have been read by tens of thousands of readers. The work and effort Atanas puts into writing and custom illustration is a testament to his passion for trading." (Steve Burns, NewTraderU.com) About the author: Atanas Matov aka Colibri Trader started his trading career as a retail trader in the early 2000s. After a few years of trading and investing his own funds, he won the KBC stock market challenge and shortly afterward started working for a leading prop trading house in London. Currently, he is trading his own account and trying to help other traders through his trading blog and social media. A major part of Atanas’ philosophy is in giving back and helping others achieve their trading goals. In his own words: “Judge your trading success by the things you have given up in order to get where you are now!"
©2019 Atanas Matov (P)2019 Atanas Matov
Calm Trader
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Learn how to identify and overcome mental challenges that could be limiting your trading success. Benefit from someone with more than 20 years' experience. Steve has done the research so you don't have to. Each of these 14 principles are part of what has made him successful for more than two decades. Avoid stress and make money. These principles will help you build a strong trading foundation and keep you from succumbing to stressful situations that will cost you money. Principles to help you overcome stressful situations. This book is not just about principles. It provides actionable exercises that will change the way you live and trade. In this book you will learn: To identify stressful situations that may be costing you money How to deal with these situations in a productive way To profit more and stress less Become a calm trader. Don't run the risk of ruin by ignoring these important stock market principles. Learn to win in the stock market and save your sanity!
©2015 Steve Burns and Holly Burns (P)2016 Steve Burns and Holly Burns
Money Management
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Reaching th? ??r?ll?x ?f wealth ?r??ti?n is like reaching the t?? ?f a h?rd mountain. However, with innovative m?th?d? and a shift in mindset, th? once h?rd trek t? th? top b???m?? a f?ir tri? with paved r??d?, an overnight l?dg?, ?nd ??m? barbecue. Equi??ing ourselves with th? right techniques in w??lth building will make t?ll ?rd?r? turn int? silly hurdl??. H?w?v?r, ????l? mi?t?k? that ?r??ting w??lth i? a trivi?l m?tt?r. P???l? wr?ngl? assume th?t a f?w wi?? inv??tm?nt? and a l?t ?f h?rd w?rk will make th?m h???? ??m??r?. H?w?v?r, ?ft?r r?tir?m?nt, th?? find themselves w?nting t? go b??k to th?ir working ???r? once ?g?in. People thereby t?nd to underestimate th? j?urn?? ?f building w??lth. Thi? is n?t a book ?f g??d id???. Thi? i? a book of timeless ?tr?t?gi?? u??d b? ?u?????ful m?n and w?m?n throughout hi?t?r?. I have ?tudi?d th??? ?u????? strategies f?r ???r? ?nd h?v? applied th?m to my ?wn life. The phenomenal l?v?l ?f success th?t I n?w ?nj?? i? the r??ult ?f ???l?ing these ?tr?t?gi?? d?? in ?nd day ?ut ?in?? I b?g?n to learn. These principles and techniques have not ?nl? w?rk?d f?r m? but they h?v? ?l?? helped hundr?d? of th?u??nd? ?f my people ??hi?v? breakthrough ?u????? in th?ir ??r??r?, greater w??lth in th?ir ?nances, greater ?liv?n??? ?nd j?? in th?ir relationships, ?nd gr??t?r happiness ?nd ful?llm?nt in th?ir lives. In this book you will learn: Creating wealth - a process rather than a goal How to make your money go further G?t ?rg?niz?d. Determine your goals. Look ?t all ?v?il?bl? r???ur???. Kn?w how mu?h you ?r? worth Kn?w how mu?h ??u m?k?. Know how much ??u spend. Pl?n ??ur ???nding. Ev?lu?t? your ???nding plan. Reasons why you're awful at managing money
©2016 Project KT Publishing (P)2016 Project KT Publishing
5 Moving Average Signals That Beat Buy and Hold
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Learn five winning and backtested trading systems that beat buy and hold investing. Steve goes step-by-step, showing the results of 16 years worth of backtested results of some of the most popular moving average signals so you can see how to get in, when to get out, and how to use backtesting to your advantage! Benefit from 20 years of trading experience Limit your chances of trading ruin by learning from someone with more than 20 years in the stock market. Steve will teach you about winning stock market trading systems. Not sure where to start? Are you unsure about trading moving averages? Want to see actual stock market backtests? Not sure where to start? This book will give you trading clarity. Learn the five moving average trading signals This book will give you a great understanding of the power of trend following. You'll learn: Can you beat buy and hold? Why buy and hold investing works long-term The emotional factor The different time periods Moving average signal number one: The most popular moving average Moving average signal number two: Avoid noise Moving average signal number three: The gold and death crosses Moving average signal number four: A popular crossover system Moving average signal number five: Basic trend following This book features: Easy to understand explanations of complex topics Backtests with charts for each example Access to a powerful trading course at NewTraderU
©2017 Steve Burns and Holly Burns (P)2017 Steve Burns and Holly Burns
Buy Signals / Sell Signals
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The ultimate guide to buying and selling. Learn how to buy and sell from someone who knows how to watch, wait, and profit from market signals. Benefit from someone with more than 20 years' experience. Steve has done the research so you don't have to. This book is a game changer, whether you are just starting out, or you need a refresher. Not sure how to build your buy/sell system? These proven tactics will help you develop a system that is hard to beat. Just add your determination and a will to succeed, and you'll be well on your way to trading like a pro. In this book: Why you should create signals How to create signals Sample signals Examples from some of the best in the world
©2015 Steve Burns and Holly Burns (P)2016 Steve Burns and Holly Burns
Agile Project Management Box Set
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The scrum framework brings structure and order to a project in a chaotic, fast-paced environment. It delivers a shippable increment of the product after each sprint and allows a business to increase return on investment through prioritization. As long as the scrum rules are carried out as its creators intended the results are phenomenal and business value is realized. However what happens when the business requires greater output, many related projects to be synchronized to a deadline or a coordinated technical solution? This is where the Scrum-of-scrums technique comes into its own. The Scrum of scrums is a method of coordinating teams and is used to grow and synchronize the scrum framework within a company to huge scale. As a scrum master I have used this technique to great effect in order to keep complex inter-related projects in sync. I have also noticed many "dos and don'ts" that I will share with you. When you have listened to this book, you will fully understand: What the scrum of scrum technique is How it will benefit you and your organization Learning and tips from an industry expert that you can apply to your everyday work
©2016 Pashun Consulting Ltd. (P)2016 Pashun Consulting Ltd.
Moving Averages 101
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Moving Averages 101 is the easiest way to learn how to capture trends in the stock market! Master moving averages, and give yourself a significant trading advantage. Benefit from 20 years of trading experience! Limit your chances of trading ruin by learning from someone with more than 20 years in the stock market. Steve will teach you what moving averages are and how to trade them. Not sure where to start? Are you unsure about trading the 200 day? Or maybe you don't understand how to combine moving averages with other indicators. This book will give you trading clarity. This book will give you a great understanding of the power of moving averages.
©2015 Steve Burns and Holly Burns (P)2016 Steve Burns and Holly Burns
Leaky Gut: A Step-by-Step Solution on How to Reverse the Leaky Gut Syndrome, Reduce Inflammation, Relief Pain, Restore Your Gut Microbiome and Regain Energy
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Learn how to prevent and reverse the leaky gut syndrome, reduce inflammation, relief pain, restore your gut microbiome, and regain energy today! Are you putting on weight even though you are eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly? Are you feeling tired all the time, experiencing horrible chronic pain, brain fog, or terrible digestive tract problems? Are you suffering from IBS, thyroid issues, or various skin inflammation conditions and want to seek alternatives to conventional medicine? If you answered yes, chances are you may be suffering from the leaky gut syndrome, also known as “increased intestinal permeability”, a condition tormenting thousands of people around the globe. From this audiobook, you'll learn: What are the common symptoms of leaky gut syndrome? What causes leaky gut syndrome? What is elimination diet? What foods should I eliminate? When and how should I reintroduce food afterwards? What kind of anti-inflammatory foods can I add to my diet to help with healing my gut? What lifestyle changes can I implement to speed up the recovery process? How can intermittent fasting work as an alternative approach to restore gut health? Find answers to these essential questions in a comprehensive guide to fighting the Leaky Gut syndrome and improve your health the safe way! Order this audiobook now and heal your gut once and for all!
©2018 Ad-Libertas Publishing Limited (P)2018 Ad-Libertas Publishing Limited
Mohenjo-daro
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What is a city? A simple definition is a "largely constructed landscape", and through inferences and comparisons with modern states, a successful ancient city is generally said to have a number of defining characteristics: evidence of political hierarchies; a centralized authority that is simultaneously dependent on the accumulation of resources and the suppression of competitors; the maintenance of continuous negotiation, alliance building, and occasionally costly and risky investments such as warfare; specialized crafts; a hinterland supplying food; and monumental statements of central planning and communal effort, such as the Mesopotamian ziggurats. Mohenjo-daro was the largest city of the Indus Valley civilization, one of the most advanced civilizations ever to have existed, and the best-known and most ancient prehistoric urban site on the Indian subcontinent. It was a metropolis of great cultural, economic, and political importance that dates from the beginning of the 3rd millennium BCE. Although it primarily flourished between approximately 2500 and 1500 BCE, the city had longer-lasting influences on the urbanization of the Indian subcontinent for centuries after its abandonment. It is believed to have been one of two capital cities of the Indus Civilization, its twin being Harappa located further north in Punjab, Pakistan. Mohenjo-daro is an enigmatic settlement, which confuses simple definitions of what a city consists of. It has revealed little evidence of palaces, contains few definite religious buildings, and appears to have never been involved in any external or internal military conflict. The inhabitants' writing has not been deciphered, and little is known about their religious and post-mortuary beliefs. Nonetheless, the city's importance is epitomized by its monumental buildings and walls, enormous manmade platforms, innovative architectural techniques, and evidence that they engaged in trade over vast distances, with high-quality artifacts sent from the Indus Valley as far as Mesopotamia and even Africa. Of particular note was their ingenious drainage system – one of the earliest means by which sewage was drained out of the city. No other urban site of similar size had a hydraulic network as complex and effective as that of Mohenjo-daro, and it would only be surpassed thousands of years later by the network of aqueducts in Rome during the third century CE. For centuries this city was believed to have sprung into existence suddenly and without precedent, with a highly standardized system of urban development, art, and architecture that is emulated in contemporary settlements across the Indus River Valley in a phenomenon known as the "Pan-Indus system". Although this view has changed over the last few decades, there exists no definitive hypothesis as to how they grew such a complex urban society so quickly. Fittingly, the city has an equally intriguing and mysterious narrative that explains its decline and eventual disappearance, a tale that gives the site its name: the "Hill of the Dead". The Indus Valley Civilization was forgotten for millennia, until 20th century archaeologists rediscovered and began excavations at Mohenjo-daro and Harappa. Today only foundations remain, but the site's importance is represented by its UNESCO World Heritage status, awarded in 1980 for being a site of outstanding cultural importance to the common heritage of humanity.
©2016 Charles River Editors (P)2017 Charles River Editors
Mining Towns in the Wild West
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition, notwithstanding its merits as a feat of exploration, was also the first tentative claim on the vast interior and the western seaboard of North America by the United States. It set in motion the great movement west that began almost immediately with the first commercial overland expedition funded by John Jacob Astor’s Pacific Fur Company and would continue with the establishment of the Oregon Trail and California Trail. The westward movement of Americans in the 19th century was one of the largest and most consequential migrations in history, and as it so happened, paths across the West were being formalized and coming into use right around the time gold was discovered in the lands that became California in January 1848. Located thousands of miles away from the country’s power centers on the East Coast at the time, the announcement came a month before the Mexican-American War had ended, and among the very few Americans that were near the region at the time, many of them were army soldiers who were participating in the war and garrisoned there. San Francisco was still best known for being a Spanish military and missionary outpost during the colonial era, and only a few hundred called it home. Mexico’s independence, and its possession of those lands, had come only a generation earlier. Everything changed almost literally overnight. While the Mexican-American War technically concluded with a treaty in February 1848, the announcement brought an influx of an estimated 90,000 “Forty-Niners” to the region in 1849, hailing from other parts of America and even as far away as Asia. All told, an estimated 300,000 people would come to California over the next few years, and while the California gold rush brought about the first major mining towns and established Los Angeles and San Francisco as major cities, other boomtowns would be built almost overnight alongside the discovery of other mineral deposits like silver. Perhaps, the most famous was Tombstone, a frontier boomtown in Arizona that came to symbolize everything about the Wild West. In many ways, Tombstone fit all the stereotypes associated with that era in American history. A dusty place on the outskirts of civilization, Tombstone brought together miners, cowboys, lawmen, saloons, gambling, brothels, and everything in between, creating an environment that was always colorful and occasionally fatal. Those characteristics might not have distinguished Tombstone from other frontier outposts like Deadwood in the Dakotas, but some of the most famous legends of the West called Tombstone home for many years, most notably the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday. And ultimately, the relationships and rivalries forged by those men in Tombstone culminated in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881. The West’s most famous fight all but ensured that Tombstone would be the epicenter of Western lore, but that did nothing to stop the dwindling of the city’s population at the end of the 19th century. Fires, the negative environmental effects of so much mining, and the closing of the frontier all made sure that the populations in such places never grew back to anything resembling their peaks in the late 19th century, and today, the remains of such mining towns tend to be objects of curiosity and tourism sites than anything else. Mining Towns in the Wild West: The History of the Construction and Abandonment of the Frontier’s Most Famous Sites profiles some of the most important events and camps that popped up in response to mineral discoveries. The audiobook also describes their history and how they were often left behind nearly as quickly as they peaked.
©2019 Charles River Editors (P)2019 Charles River Editors
Bitcoin for Beginners
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Bitcoin is the invention of the 21st century? Really? Well, Bitcoin is using Elliptic Curve Cryptography to participate in a discrete logarithm problem while uses SHA-256 hashing algorithm and ASCII encoding (plus many more technologies combined). Yet, some people refers to Bitcoin as a dead currency, a scam, a stock, a pyramid scheme or even a bubble, so why would you be interested hearing about it, correct? Well, Bitcoin is portable, durable, recognizable, fungible, scarce, hard to counterfeit and its supply is guaranteed to be stable. You might call it money, currency, cryptocurrency, medium of exchange, store of value, software, application, payment system, peer-to-peer network, decentralized system, borderless money, internet money, distributed ledger system, bank in your pocket, a chain of transactions, a chain of blocks, blockchain, trusted money, electronic cash, money of the internet or money of the people. And to understand why one might describe Bitcoin for any of the above mentioned; this easy to follow beginners guide will help you comprehend in no time! After listening to this book, you will be able to explain to your friends, family members or to anyone what Bitcoin really is, in plain English! Buy this book now and get started today! You will learn: Why Bitcoin is called cryptocurrency Defining medium of exchange Trusted third parties and quantitative easing Double spending problem and it's solution The revolution of crypto and digital cash Centralization and decentralization The rise of the cypherpunks What is the distributed ledger system How transactions are validated Bitcoin mining fundamentals Block reward process Block validation process Transaction fees Supply and demand Network effects and BTMs Market manipulation and price predictions The best time to buy bitcoins The worse time to buy bitcoins Why would you use Bitcoin Why Bitcoin is not dead Why Bitcoin is not a scam Why Bitcoin is not a bubble Why Bitcoin is not a stock Why Bitcoin is not a pyramid scheme, and more.... Buy this book now and get started today!
©2020 Boris Weiser (P)2020 Boris Weiser
Buzz Aldrin: The Life and Legacy of the Second Astronaut to Walk on the Moon
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“Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them.” (Buzz Aldrin) At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, time stood still throughout the world, as thousands converged on the Kennedy Space Center and millions tuned in on live television. At that instant, the first rumbles began to shake the ground, as a small spacecraft attached to the giant Saturn V rocket several hundred feet tall started lifting off. Quickly being propelled several thousand miles per hour, it takes just a few minutes to reach a speed of 15,000 miles per hour, and just a few more minutes to enter orbit at 18,000 miles per hour. Apollo 11 was on its way to a historic first landing on the Moon. The journey had begun over a decade earlier as part of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. While landing on the Moon was a noble goal proposed as early as 1961 by President Kennedy, NASA and the nation as a whole moved with urgency simply to best the Soviet Union, which had spent the 1950s beating America to important space-related firsts, including launching the first satellite and cosmonaut in orbit. In fact, President Eisenhower’s administration began the design for the Apollo program in 1960, hoping to get a head start to the Moon, despite the fact the plans originated a year before the first Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, orbited the Earth and two years before John Glenn did. Over the decade, NASA would spend tens of billions on the Apollo missions, the most expensive peacetime program in American history to that point, and even though Apollo 11 was only one of almost 20 Apollo missions, it was certainly the crown jewel. only one of nearly 20 Apollo missions conducted by NASA. And to make Apollo 11 a success, it would take nearly a decade of planning by government officials, hard work by NASA scientists, intense training by the astronauts, and several missions preceding Apollo 11. It also cost over $20 billion, making the Apollo program the most expensive peacetime program in American history at the time. When the Apollo program reached its pinnacle, one of the men at the center of it was Buzz Aldrin, which was somewhat fitting given his family’s past. His father was a military test pilot, and Aldrin would follow a similar path on his way to becoming a member of the Gemini program and ultimately the Apollo 11 mission. Despite reaching the peak of his fame and career before the age of 40, Aldrin has continued to work in the field and has been one of the most effective advocates of further space travel, particularly to Mars. Buzz Aldrin: The Life and Legacy of the Second Astronaut to Walk on the Moon profiles his life and chronicles the most memorable space mission in history. You will learn about Buzz Aldrin like never before.
©2019 Charles River Editors (P)2019 Charles River Editors
The East African Slave Trade
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"It is certain that large numbers of slaves were exported from eastern Africa; the best evidence for this is the magnitude of the Zanj revolt in Iraq in the 9th century, though not all of the slaves involved were Zanj. There is little evidence of what part of eastern Africa the Zanj came from, for the name is here evidently used in its general sense, rather than to designate the particular stretch of the coast... to which the name was also applied." (Ghada Hashem Talhami, "The Zanj Rebellion Reconsidered", The International Journal of African Historical Studies) It has often been said that the greatest invention of all time was the sail, which facilitated the internationalization of the globe and thus ushered in the modern era. It was the sail that linked the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe, and thus it was also the sail that facilitated the greatest involuntary human migration of all time. The transatlantic slave trade was founded by the Portuguese in the 15th century for the specific purpose of supplying the New World colonies with African slave labor. It was soon joined by all the major trading powers of Europe, and it reached its peak in the 18th century with the founding and development of plantation economies that ran from the South American mainland through the Caribbean and into the southern states of the United States. The East African Slave Trade, on the other hand, or the Indian Ocean Slave Trade as it was also known, was a far more complex and nuanced phenomenon, far older, significantly more widespread, rooted in ancient traditions, and governed by rules very different to those in the western hemisphere. It is also often referred to as the Arab Slave Trade, although this, specifically, might perhaps be more accurately applied to the more ancient variant of organized African slavery, affecting North Africa, and undertaken prior to the advent of Islam and certainly prior to the spread of the institution south as far as the south/east African coast. It also involved the slavery of non-African races. The African slave trade is a complex and deeply divisive subject that has had a tendency to evolve according the political requirements of any given age, and is often touchable only with the correct distribution of culpability. It has for many years, therefore, been deemed singularly unpalatable to implicate Africans themselves in the perpetration of the institution, and only in recent years has the large-scale African involvement in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean Slave Trades come to be an accepted fact. There can, however, be no doubt that even though large numbers of indigenous Africans were liable, it was European ingenuity and greed that fundamentally drove the industrialization of the transatlantic slave trade in response to massive new market demands created by their equally ruthless exploitation of the Americas.
©2017 Charles River Editors (P)2017 Charles River Editors
Successful Career Change
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Whether you are newly graduated from high school or currently employed in a job you hate and want something else, choosing a career is a very important decision. This writer knows especially well about this and it is a decision that should not be made lightly and simply isn't easy to do in the first place. When you're young, you have a myriad of choices ahead of you, but really you do at any age. It doesn't matter how young or old you are, you can still make a career choice that can make you happy and enhance your life even if it's a drastic one! With all the different occupations to choose from, where do you even begin to find something that you will be good at doing and love doing as well? The truth is, all you have to do is look at yourself and inside yourself to see where you should be. Plenty of people have made career changes late in life. Many professional athletes have to make career choices once they are no longer able to play sports at a level they always have been able to. Stay-at-home moms with children in school suddenly find themselves wanting to do something worthwhile instead of staying home all day. Some of them have even built hobbies into multi-millionaire businesses! It happens all the time and for a variety of different reasons. The world's business economy is volatile at the very least and many companies have to lay off workers or close the business entirely. That leaves displaced worked facing career moves they hadn't anticipated. In fact, the reality is that the average person will make two to five career changes between the time they enter the work force to the time when they retire. Many colleges have displaced workers programs and adult education programs that can ease people into a career change. Sometimes, however, the best way to make a career change is just to jump in and do it. But how do you know what career to choose? That's why you're listening to this book. We can help guide you toward the perfect career for you.
©2016 Anthony Ekanem (P)2016 Anthony Ekanem